Government Agencies
CASA programs enjoy broad, bipartisan support in the US Congress. Through the Victims of Child Abuse Act, Congress authorizes funding to ensure that a CASA volunteer is available to victims of child abuse or neglect.
The United States Department of Justice has supported the CASA cause since 1985 through its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). In 1991 it named CASA advocacy an “Exemplary National Program in Juvenile Delinquency Prevention.” National CASA has an agreement to award and administer OJJDP funds to state and local CASA programs to create new CASA programs, expand existing ones and develop better statewide organizations to help local programs build capacity. OJJDP funding also supports the training and technical assistance that National CASA provides to state and local CASA programs, helping to ensure quality program operations and strong advocacy services for children.
 Funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, also within the Department of Justice, helps develop CASA programs working to meet the needs of abused children in Native American Tribal Courts.
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